Quesada Cigars has announced it has begun shipping its 2021 products released at the PCA Trade Show to retailers. This includes Casa Magna Liga F, Oktoberfest 10th Anniversary, and the Quesada 1974 Toro. The Casa Magna Liga F is being produced at the Quesada factory in the Dominican Republic. Liga F stands for Liga Fuerte […]
In 2019 Altadis USA decided to give its Trinidad brand a refresh and relaunch by introducing the Trinidad Espiritu Series. Altadis would reach out to AJ Fernandez who had been working with Altadis on several projects over the past few years, including reimaging brands such as Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann. The resulting […]
Frontline Cigars has announced it has moved production of its Blue Line from the Dominican Republic to Tabacalera La Familia in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Blue Line features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a binder from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua, and fillers from Estelí, Nicaragua. The cigar is offered in two sizes: Robusto (5 x 50, […]
Joya De Nicaragua has always embraced its heritage as a company and as a part of the country of Nicaragua. It’s no surprise to see that this year the company is celebrating two occasions. The first is in 2021, Nicaragua and several other countries in Central America are celebrating 200 years independence from Spain. The […]
St. Francis is the second regular production brand to come out of Micky Pegg‘s All Saints Fine Cigars. At Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021, the St. Francis Oscuro line would be announced and then a couple of months later, a second blend, the St. Francis Colorado would be announced. For the production of all of […]
One thing that is important to know is that according to Micallef, the company’s reasons for not attending the trade show were strictly due to the fact that the company opted to invest its resources into its other programs around consumer and retail engagement. Micallef isn’t focused around launching new brands at this time as […]
With our PCA Post Game Coverage for 2021 now in the annals of history, we turn our attention to the companies that did not attend the Trade Show and look at what releases we have seen announced or released this summer. Last year, in lieu of having Trade Show coverage, we introduced the “Summer of […]
The Tatuaje TAA 2020 edition marked the tenth consecutive exclusive release for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. Since the launch of the first Tatuaje TAA release in 2011, the Tatuaje TAA releases have been some of the most sought-after releases in the TAA Series. Many will actually credit Tatuaje with putting TAA […]
Jake Wyatt is a cigar company launched in 2020 by Gerard Abajian and Neil Garcia. The name Jake Wyatt is taken from the first names of Abajian and Garcia’s sons. The company produces its cigars in the Dominican Republic and has quickly made a name for itself with its artesian approach to its products. COVID-19 […]
Spare Notes is a new series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. In episode number five of Spare Notes, Coop and Matt get […]
